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TYSON FOODS, INC. 2000 ANNUAL REPORT
Tyson Foods, Inc., headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, is the number one chicken company in the world. We are the world’s
largest fully integrated producer, processor and marketer of chicken and chicken-based convenience foods, with 68,000 team
members and 7,400 farm families in 100 communities. Tyson has operations in 18 states and 15 countries and exports to 73 countries
worldwide. We are the recognized market leader in almost every retail and foodservice market we serve. Through our Cobb-
Vantress subsidiary, Tyson is also a leading chicken breeding stock supplier. In addition, Tyson is the nation’s second largest
maker of corn and flour tortillas under the Mexican Original brand, as well as a leading provider of live swine.
2 Letter to Shareholders
7 Financial Highlights
8 Taking the Lead
There is more to leadership than selling chicken.
10 Getting There First
Our strengths are what put us there first and are
what keep us in our leadership position today.
12 Taking Our Place
Not only is Tyson the leading brand of chicken
in the United States, it is also the only truly
national brand of chicken.
14 Discovering New Opportunities
New markets. New ideas. New trends.
Tyson is on the leading edge.
16 Leaders Have Responsibility
Tyson is about more than chicken. We feel
a strong responsibility to the environment,
our communities and people less fortunate.
19 Financial Review
TYSON FOODS, INC. 2000 ANNUAL REPORT

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